that mitt romney essentially sent the message to all those americans, republicans don't care about you. >> we don't have to worry about you. that's what was communicated in the last election. i've got to tell you, as a conservative, i cannot think of an idea more opposite what we believe. i think republicans are and should be the party of the 47%. >> joining me now, nbc news political analyst and former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and msnbc contributor and former bush/cheney senior adviser robert trainham, good morning, gentlemen. robert, is it plausible that someone who voted against aid for superstorm sandy, who mocked wall street reform, who had immigration protesters outside his speech last night, is this the guy that's going to bring the 47% to the gop? >> i'm not sure that i would say that, but it's a right step in the right direction that the senator is saying, you know what, the republican party is not just about the rich and the upper middle class, it's about all people. it's about people living paycheck to paycheck, it's about people learning english for the very first t